Firm: The Law Offices of Yolanda J. Riley, LLC
Practice Areas: Family
Yolanda obtained a Bachelor's of Science in Speech Communication and Criminal Justice from Illinois State University. She earned her Juris Doctorate at Southern Illinois University School of Law. She is a Peoria Native who is very passionate about her work and advocating for her clients. She is a former Staff Attorney of a sizable firm, that handled cases in nine central Illinois counties, where her areas of practice generally included Expungement/Sealing work, Post Criminal Conviction Relief, Family Law, Landlord -Tenant cases, Orders of Protections and Guardianship matters.. In addition, she spent time in a smaller private practice where her primary focus was Family Law, Criminal Defense and Expungement/Sealing cases.. She then moved on as a Litigation Attorney with Kavanagh, Scully, Sudow, White & Frederick, P.C., where her primary focus was in Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense, Expungement/Sealing, Family Law and Estate Planning.. She is now a solo practitioner building her legal practice in the Central Illinois area.. Yolanda is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Peoria County Bar Association where she is an active member and current Chair of the Diversity Committee, general member of Prairie State Legal Services Peoria Campaign for Legal Service, Elite Community Outreach Board member, and general member of the Central Illinois Black Bar Association.. Former board member on the Hult Center for Healthy Living, former general member of the Tenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee, and former President of the Peoria Area Chapter -ACLU.. 2018 Recipient of the Doers of Deed Award; 2019 Recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum major award; 2021 Pro Bono Attorney of the Year- Peoria County Bar Association; 2023 Peoria Role Model Project Recipient.
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Firm: Roscich & Martel Law Firm, LLC
Practice Areas: Family
Attorney Zach Martel is a dedicated member of the community. His sales, business and management experience helps to shape his pragmatic approach to legal matters.. Zachary A. Martel earned an International Business and Marketing double major from Illinois State University in 2000. He worked at Merrill Lynch through the turbulent 2000-2002 stock market crash. Later, Zach advanced through the management program at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, earning numerous awards for sales success. Eventually, Zach pursued his law degree so that he could really make a difference in the community and those in need. He earned his Juris Doctor from The John Marshall Law School, in Chicago. Zach lives in Naperville, with his wife and three children. Zach is active and extremely passionate about being involved and giving back to the local community – he is a board member for Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity, ReStore, Illinois Association of Independent Attorneys, and NACC Not-For-Profit Advisory Board.. In 2006, Zach channeled his professional motivations and desires towards a law degree at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago. During his time at John Marshall, Zach competed in and led several Alternative Dispute Resolution competitions and courses; and he was a judicial extern in the U.S. Federal Courts. Now, while practicing law, Zach is a board member for the Illinois Association of Independent Attorneys, an active member of the DuPage County Bar Association, and a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.. Zach practices the following types of law:. Family Law. Small Business Law. Estate Planning. Real Estate Transactions. Non-Profit Law. Following his dream of making a difference in the community and providing help to those in need, Zach is a board member for the Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity. Also, Zach is a co-founder and secretary of the board for ReStore, a not-for-profit retail store helping the Fox Valley community. Zach has been on Radio and TV as a proud advocate of Habitat for Humanity and ReStore. He is also an active member of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce, including as an Advisory Team Member for the Not-For-Profit-Network.
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